Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver medal, 1833, visit to the port of Cobija. Fonrobert-9745. 36.5 mm x 30 mm; 20.77 grams. Detailed medal honoring a visit to the Port of Cobija, Bolivia along the Pacific coast. Cobija was founded in 1825 and became Bolivia's only access to the Pacific Ocean until it was lost to Chile during the War of the Pacific in 1879. AU with lustrous fields, light gold toning that darkens around the legends.
($250-375)